“So I opened up Expedia and booked my first flight to Texas.” By 2022, El Gidi was accepted as a State Fair of Texas concessionaire. And in 2023, his Biscoff Delight cheesecake won “best ...

More than 2.3 million people went to the State Fair of Texas last year, generating about $422 million in economic activity ...

Related: Celebrate MLK Day with these Dallas-Fort Worth events The MLK Celebration Job Fair will feature on-site interviews and job offers from over 75 employers, according to the center.

Biscoff Delight is one of Stephen El Gidi's best-known cheesecakes after a win at the State Fair.(Azul Sordo / Staff Photographer) By 2022, El Gidi was accepted as a State Fair of Texas ...